General

Riverside inn on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park

Nine miles from Hay-on-Wye

Dozens of walks starting straight from the site

A riverside inn, at the bottom of the Black Mountains, and flanked by the Brecon Beacons National Park: you might reckon there's a topping amount of hiking and biking around Herefordshire site Bridge Inn Camping Site. You'd be entirely correct – and as it's based at a pub, tipples and vittles after a hearty hike/bike ride will be a tiptop option too.

And if you don't want to hike or bike? First of all, pfffft, as this is a smashing countryside setting for both, but if your tastes do tend towards the more placid while on hol, the tome-heavy town of Hay-on-Wye is a mere nine miles away for picking up many (many) volumes; and for sightseeing, cathedral city Hereford is around 15 miles from the pub.

The tipples and vittles at the Bridge Inn have been lauded by many traveller types, so if you're a carnivore, do tuck into their well-regarded juicy steaks… The team's pretty knowledgeable about what's on offer hikewise around the area too: check out the dozens of local walks in the pub folder to plot where you'll be off to next.

Facilities on site include toilets and showers as well as a washing-up area; there's a playground for small sorts, and heaps of green open space is all around.

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Booking as a group?

Many sites set a maximum occupancy of 6/8 people per pitch, so try breaking your booking down into smaller groups to generate more results. For example, if you’re a group of 10, enter 5 people in your initial search and then book 2 pitches.

However, where the pitch or accommodation occupancy allows it, you can make a booking for up to 30 adults and 30 children in one booking.

To book multiple pitches or accommodation, use the 'Special requests' box on the booking page to ask to be sited together. Complete the booking form for the first booking (you can add a password and save your card so that we remember your details). Then click "Make another booking like this" at the top of the confirmation page to make the next booking.

Large groups: check the listing page for any group restrictions set out in the terms and section titled ‘Please note’.

Large tents/caravans: check the restrictions on unit dimensions to ensure your unit is suitable for the space you will be provided with.

Friendly warm pub, good beer and local food. This is an easy going place, Very quiet location. Good access to country walks. Liked it so much we stayed an extra night. Cheers Chaps.

Disliked:

The rubbish bin blew away in the Storm. But we blamed Brian for that!

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booked 2 nights only stopped one03/10/2017

les d.Confirmed

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

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really quite and peaceful20/09/2017

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Food was out of this world best meal has in ages

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Pitch was fab for us, next to facilities as requested. ...11/09/2017

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Pitch was fab for us, next to facilities as requested. Only gripe....no toilet paper in the ladies. The pub was excellent in terms of being dog friendly and the food was excellent. We actually booked two nights, but only stayed one due to meeting family at the bus fest in Malvern. We would definitely stop off again.

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Potential great site when they sort the basics out28/08/2017

Mal D.Confirmed

Non-electric grass tent pitch (two man)

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Liked:

The location, the views, the staff.Great for touring Brecon Beacons, Wye Valley and Herefordshire.Enjoyed our stay except for the basics expected listed belowI would recommend to a friend but warn them of below first.

Disliked:

Please can you consider :Providing more toilets, the temporary loos are not fit for purpose.Cut the grass in the tent field or ask paying campers to bring a mower with them!Vehicles were struggling to get up the hill.One shower for each gender not good.Any chance of putting some water standpipes in the tent field? Walking from reception with a water container thro grass that has not been cut since the spring then up a steep hill not recommended.Maybe some bins in the tent field to help with recycling or just to get rid of rubbish, couldn't find bins on the reception side used skip at the back of pub!

I was looking for somewhere quiet for an overnight stay and Bridge Inn Campsite was ideal for this. Only a few miles off the main roads, in a peaceful village location. The popular pub & restaurant has plenty of seating for diners; I recommend reserving a table and at least your main meal selection in advance. My meal at dinner was excellent and good value. The small bar has a wide selection of independent ciders and ales, with a good choice of wines. The (male) small washroom facility is basic but was heated (an excellent feature!), with good electric shower. Outside there is a wash-up basin with hot & cold water. These facilities are a short walk from the field over a style - bring a torch. The campsite field was very quiet as its away from the pub's car park. Early morning brought the sound from a cockerel and some moo-ing cattle - very rural.I look forward to returning when I want another quiet weekend.

Disliked:

The hill down the field to the level ground area for pitches could be tricky after wet weather depending on your vehicle (I was on an adventure-style motorcycle). Single shower/washroom for each male and female; not a problem if you are up early like me.There is no Vodafone coverage anywhere at the site, although you can obtain signal at the church just 150 metres away.Wi-Fi only worked inside the pub and some of the outside seating which was a nuisance (for me) as I didn't have Vodafone signal.

Directions

From the B4347, take the turning from Vowchurch - signposted Michaelchurch Escley. Continue to the T-junction in Michaelchurch Escley, turn left and continue until you see the sign for our inn.

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Walks, walks and yet more English and Welsh walks…. dozens to pick from start straight from the pub, like the handsome route to Hay-on-Wye nine miles away, to have a wander around the bookshops before tottering back with to base with a rucksack full of tomes. The Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons National Park, both edging the site, also have enough hikes of all lengths to keep you out of mischief for weeks.

Abergavenny, the Monmouthshire town promoted as one of the 'gateway to Wales', is ten miles from Bridge Inn Camping Site and has many more hiking options as the Marches Way, Beacons Way and Usk Valley Walk all pass through it (if these just aren't enough walking for you, the 177-mile Offa's Dyke Path is nearby).

Abergavenny dates back to Roman times and has many old buildings and ruins to see; for more ancientness, county capital Hereford is 15 miles from the pub and has a fine eleventh cathedral, home to the splendidly eccentric medieval depiction of the world in the Mappa Mundi.

Policies

Permitted arrival/departure time

Camping and touring

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10 p.m.

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12 p.m.

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11 a.m.

Bridge Inn Camping Site cancellation policy

No refunds within 1 week of arrival date.

If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please give as much notice as possible so that someone else has the chance to book. You may wish to buy holiday insurance for cancellations and for your property/injury whilst away.

Please note that your deposit is paid to Pitchup.com and is non-refundable.

Payment

A 15% non-refundable deposit is payable now.
Bridge Inn Camping Site will debit the balance from your card 2 weeks
before arrival, or if the arrival date is sooner than 2 weeks
then the balance will be taken immediately.